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Originally Posted by WhiteWhale
No, but I do remember when he was arguably the best running back coach in the NFL.
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We had a lot of people voice concerns (hell, I may have been one of them, not entirely sure) over Reid choosing him over one of the other offensive assistants who had been with the team for awhile. We had a brand new first year starting QB, so people were pretty adamant about getting somebody whose specialty was the passing game or at least had extensive experience coaching multiple positions. Maybe Kafka wasn't ready yet, but then somebody like Tom Melvin probably would have made a lot more sense to people if Reid had chosen him. Bieniemy had only ever been a RB coach and college offensive coordinator up to that point, so a lot of people pushed back against his promotion.
But the guy ain't just a RB coach. He has clearly familiarized himself with all aspects of all the positions. And I think that has given the offense a needed fresh perspective that just wasn't really there when it was Reid -> Peterson/Nagy
See for yourself:
https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/show...313115&page=15